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health care over haul. since the irs will be responsible for taxes individuals harris says the scandal proves that the agency needs less power, not more. the irs is currently under investigation for allegedly targeting tea party groups. >>> a pretty great afternoon. let's take a live look outside. what a big change from yesterday afternoon. we have clouds, a little bit of rain and definitely cooler temperatures. let's check in with chelsea ingram live with an updated look at first dating live doppler radar. it started at my house around 2:00 or 3:00. >> we had a little bit of drizzle move through but that's all we saw earlier today. we've been drying out. we will get more rain headed our way. over the past 2 hours we had a little drizzle around the metro area. more rainfall down over on the eastern shore and in western maryland. we'll get some more rainfall working its way as we head into the over hour. temperatures are on the cool side, around 62 degrees in baltimore and 63 in hagerstown. we do have warmer
health care over haul. since the irs will be responsible for taxes individuals harris says the scandal proves that the agency needs less power, not more. the irs is currently under investigation for allegedly targeting tea party groups. >>> a pretty great afternoon. let's take a live look outside. what a big change from yesterday afternoon. we have clouds, a little bit of rain and definitely cooler temperatures. let's check in with chelsea ingram live with an updated look at first...
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with no time to lose, president obama ordered the u.s. military to launch a secret rescue operation. s.e.a.l. team 6, the same group that took out osama bin laden in 2011, swept into the area and took the kidnappers by surprise, igniting a tense exchange of gunfire. the s.e.a.l.s killed all nine of the kidnappers, and jessica and paul were rescued unharmed. president obama was preparing for his state of the union address when he was informed the hostages were in u.s. hands. as he entered the capitol that night, he congratulated secretary of defense leon panetta for his help with the successful mission. >> good job tonight. good job tonight. >> the president is seen in this photo calling jessica's father john to inform him that his daughter was safe and on her way home. jessica buchanan and her husband, eric, write about that experience in her new book "impossible odds." good morning. it's good to see both of you. boy, go back to that time, jessica, that you were on your way. you knew you were in an area that was potentially dodgy. did you
with no time to lose, president obama ordered the u.s. military to launch a secret rescue operation. s.e.a.l. team 6, the same group that took out osama bin laden in 2011, swept into the area and took the kidnappers by surprise, igniting a tense exchange of gunfire. the s.e.a.l.s killed all nine of the kidnappers, and jessica and paul were rescued unharmed. president obama was preparing for his state of the union address when he was informed the hostages were in u.s. hands. as he entered the...
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health-care law. to keep premiums low, some states are allowed insurers to charge patients a large share of the calls for expensive medications for cancer and other serious condition. in california, the patient share would be up to 30% for the specialty drugs, which costs thousands of dollars a month. some states like new york are setting flat company payments for all medications with a high as $70. critics fear most is will follow california's lead. >> a partisan central mexico are setting up shelters as they prepare for possible corruption of the volcano near mexico city. officials close off a seven square mile zone around the volcano. soldiers and federal police have also been deployed to the area. activity increased over the weekend at the 17,000 ft. volcano. it's a saturday night, sometimes doing blowing rock over the crater. >> we will be right back. medications? i don't know. last immunization shots? really? honey, what's my blood pressure medicine called? one time i took something and i blew u
health-care law. to keep premiums low, some states are allowed insurers to charge patients a large share of the calls for expensive medications for cancer and other serious condition. in california, the patient share would be up to 30% for the specialty drugs, which costs thousands of dollars a month. some states like new york are setting flat company payments for all medications with a high as $70. critics fear most is will follow california's lead. >> a partisan central mexico are...
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health care law a big effing deal or even getting frisky with families of lawmakers he certainly isn't one to hold back his opinions for more on v.p. biden's blunders the residence florrie harshness. i found an old boy recently sent a letter to vice president joe biden which said i think guns should shoot out chocolate bullets and then no one will get killed and no one would be sad and because he's just a regular joe the vice president actually sent a note back to the kid writing i really like your idea if we had guns that shot chocolate not only what our country be safer it would be happier people love chocolate you are a good boy a. whenever i hear gosh golly stories like this i immediately want to vomit because it just reeks of the publicity stunt it seems like some white house insiders use to this story to promote gun control using a cute little kid in a way to me it just reeks of another example of politicians using the media to deliver asinine stories to control how the mindless masses think or maybe not need to biden does think chocolate bullets are a great idea it certainly wou
health care law a big effing deal or even getting frisky with families of lawmakers he certainly isn't one to hold back his opinions for more on v.p. biden's blunders the residence florrie harshness. i found an old boy recently sent a letter to vice president joe biden which said i think guns should shoot out chocolate bullets and then no one will get killed and no one would be sad and because he's just a regular joe the vice president actually sent a note back to the kid writing i really like...
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just moments ago, house republicans voted to repeal president obama's health care law for the 37th time. they tried and failed to roll back this same law again and again and again. you would think that would deal with reality by now. they've done it so many times, it's starting to get well, strange. >> we see it coming like the iceberg, only it's not just in a mist. shortly in front of our eyes, we have time to turn. and that's why we are here. >> it's mestasticizing and must be completely repealed. >> wait a minute. i'm confused. is obama care a ship? is it a train or is it a tumor? these republicans it will help 30 million people. these republicans are laughable. but one thing that is not funny is how much time and money they've wasted. the gop has spent over 80 hours, two full work weeks trying to repeal the health care law and it's cost the american taxpayer $55 million. they won't spend money to feed the poor. last night a republican-led house panel voted to cut food stamps by more than $20 billion over ten years for low-income americans. flares a lot of talk about scandals in wash
just moments ago, house republicans voted to repeal president obama's health care law for the 37th time. they tried and failed to roll back this same law again and again and again. you would think that would deal with reality by now. they've done it so many times, it's starting to get well, strange. >> we see it coming like the iceberg, only it's not just in a mist. shortly in front of our eyes, we have time to turn. and that's why we are here. >> it's mestasticizing and must be...
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under obama care. older americans will see the premiums go down, but younger people have to pay more, especially true if you're a young man since obamacare doesn't allow women to be charge more as they are now. another reason for high health care costs could also be rising salaries. the medical profession takes up 14 of the top 15 paid jobs in america. that list in tonight's top five. number five, general internist. there are more than 45,000 in the u.s., and the average pay? almost $192,000 a year. number four, oral surgeons, far fewer in the country, less than 5,000, and they make $216,000 a year. number three, ob/gyns, 21,000 lady docs make $104 an hour or nearly $217,000. general surgeons, like on grey's anatomy, 4 # ,000-plus bringing in 1100 an hour for a salary of $23 # 1,000 a year. number one, highest paid job in america? an thesologist at a salary of $233,000. clearly, i went into the wrong profession. now, the worst paying job in, me than 13,000 in the u.s., earning $9 an hour for a full-tim
under obama care. older americans will see the premiums go down, but younger people have to pay more, especially true if you're a young man since obamacare doesn't allow women to be charge more as they are now. another reason for high health care costs could also be rising salaries. the medical profession takes up 14 of the top 15 paid jobs in america. that list in tonight's top five. number five, general internist. there are more than 45,000 in the u.s., and the average pay? almost $192,000 a...
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present obama has been a ray unelected -- has been reelected. that doesn't mean that house republicans don't want to make a statement and make it clear that they continue to fight this law. >> how many times have they tried to repeal the law? >> this'll will be the 37th vote to reveal a portion of the law. there has been 37 votes. was from the last three years. it do so be the third time that they have attempted epea >> what are republicans saying about the healthcare law that they say is the economy? >> it is a lot of things that are going to start going into effect that are going to be requirement on employers. we are seeing some insurance -- there is likely going to be increases in rates is going to hurt the public. they want to continue to put attention on the law. alexa mcgrath in this debate -- >> democrats have seen this debate before. what are they saying on this go around? >> they are saying this is more of the same and that congress could spend their time doing better things. they say it is silly to waste all this time and taxpayer mon
present obama has been a ray unelected -- has been reelected. that doesn't mean that house republicans don't want to make a statement and make it clear that they continue to fight this law. >> how many times have they tried to repeal the law? >> this'll will be the 37th vote to reveal a portion of the law. there has been 37 votes. was from the last three years. it do so be the third time that they have attempted epea >> what are republicans saying about the healthcare law that...
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"the new york times" says the house plans to take another vote on repealing president obama's health care law. the vote is likely to take place tomorrow. it will be the 37th time the republican-controlled house is voting to overturn the affordable health care act. >>> britain's "telegraph" says women's immune systems hold the secret to longer life. on average, women live to be six years older. >>> and "usa today" says burger king is rolling out the new bk rib sandwich. it's boneless like mcdonald's classic mcrib. burger king's sandwich has tanningy sauce, butter and pickles and debuts next week. they say, it will only be around for a little while. >>> as we've been telling you, the obama administration this morning is facing three major controversies. former defense secretary donald rumsfeld served four republican presidents. he did so in times of war, scandal and judgment calls. his new book is called "recommen rumsfeld's rules." welcome. >> thank you very much. >> we want to get to some of the issues facing this administration but i want to ask you about your book. you wrote this -
"the new york times" says the house plans to take another vote on repealing president obama's health care law. the vote is likely to take place tomorrow. it will be the 37th time the republican-controlled house is voting to overturn the affordable health care act. >>> britain's "telegraph" says women's immune systems hold the secret to longer life. on average, women live to be six years older. >>> and "usa today" says burger king is rolling out...
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setu set upe new health care law. so you go to private enterprise, can you give us some money? at the box office, "the great gatsby" had a great opening. taking down iron man three. making $72.5 million breaking be total up in the u.s. barbara walters says that she will retire next summer. she supposed to make her retirement official today on "the view." the first woman to host an evening broadcast back in 1976. stuart: look at toyota, yet another high. go, nicole. nicole: pretty amazing, continues to do well. as we were looking over the last several years, we remember toyota below $70, remember our conversation when we said did it hit $70 as it starts to come back and here it is at new highs. doing well, as you noted many times, the beaten-down yen and how it helps the bottom line obviously selling people around the world. stuart: up goes that stock. double what it was that had that unacceptable drop. our next guest, wait for it, he will guarantee a college graduate a job in 60 days. the founder and the ceo of blue t
setu set upe new health care law. so you go to private enterprise, can you give us some money? at the box office, "the great gatsby" had a great opening. taking down iron man three. making $72.5 million breaking be total up in the u.s. barbara walters says that she will retire next summer. she supposed to make her retirement official today on "the view." the first woman to host an evening broadcast back in 1976. stuart: look at toyota, yet another high. go, nicole. nicole:...
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even president obama has signed a law that dismantled provisions of his health care law. to find commonsense the present democrats in congress continue to push forward with implementation of this disastrous law, who wants it? members of obama's own party are doubting how it will work? senator maximum bachus -- baucus is a train wreck. and rockefeller said it's overly complicated. insurance companies don't want it, the majority of the public doesn't want it, organized labor doesn't want it. i can tell you the small business owner of nearly 42 years, i can tell you small businesses don't want it. no business will run their business like the president is running this government and the massive health care overall. can i say from firsthand experience, the small business, backbone of our economy are hurting. as a job creator i know how business can no longer hire. they can't take risks that would grow the economy. i have heard from people all over my district who have work available and positions ready to fill but they can't hire anyone or else they risk going over the number
even president obama has signed a law that dismantled provisions of his health care law. to find commonsense the present democrats in congress continue to push forward with implementation of this disastrous law, who wants it? members of obama's own party are doubting how it will work? senator maximum bachus -- baucus is a train wreck. and rockefeller said it's overly complicated. insurance companies don't want it, the majority of the public doesn't want it, organized labor doesn't want it. i...
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under obama care they would. many americans are in desperate need of health insurance. it's literally a matter of life and death. let me say that again. it is literally a matter of life and death. now last week on our first ed show in this time slot i asked for a volunteer with cancer and no health insurance to come forward and share your experience with the audience. let's hear the other side of the story. the next story is a perfect exam. of why republicans should leave obama care alone. dan see cois a 26-year-old freelance sports writer. this young man has played by the rules his entire life. he worked shard, studied hard, went to graduate school and is pursuing a career as a 0 freelance sports journalist. soonz he turned 26 years old he lost his health care. you can't go around the corner and buy any kind of private health insurance plan you want. then after losing his health care at the age of 26, just a few months after that through no fault of his own he was diagnosed with nonhod kins limb to ma. where is dan? he's facing the monumental task of figuring out how h
under obama care they would. many americans are in desperate need of health insurance. it's literally a matter of life and death. let me say that again. it is literally a matter of life and death. now last week on our first ed show in this time slot i asked for a volunteer with cancer and no health insurance to come forward and share your experience with the audience. let's hear the other side of the story. the next story is a perfect exam. of why republicans should leave obama care alone. dan...
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the argument in passing obama care was to bring down health care costs. health care costs are coming down. so why does no one care? no one cares that health care costs are going down? the reason is because the cardinal rule of washington politics -- and this is really important. it makes everything make sense. when people talk about deficits, they are actually talking about something else. no one actually cares about the deficit. the simple reason why nobody was talking about it today is just because they don't care. and if there is one person in washington -- and this is the grand, tragic, comic irony of this whole situation. if there is one person in washington who genuinely seems to care about deficits, well -- >> here's what you need to know. first, i will not sign a plan that adds one dime to our deficits. either now or in the future. i will not sign it if it adds one dime to the deficit now or in the future. period. >> joining me tonight, columnist at the washington post and an msnbc policy analyst, ezra, it is great to have you here. this combinati
the argument in passing obama care was to bring down health care costs. health care costs are coming down. so why does no one care? no one cares that health care costs are going down? the reason is because the cardinal rule of washington politics -- and this is really important. it makes everything make sense. when people talk about deficits, they are actually talking about something else. no one actually cares about the deficit. the simple reason why nobody was talking about it today is just...
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it encompasses all the regulations already associated with president obama's health care law. the red tape, taxes, the mandates, the fine print. it is all here. just think about the fact that the irs will be responsible for forcing many of these relations. if we have learned anything this week, the irs need less power, not more. the officials who oversaw the operation for targeting conservatives is now in charge of the irs' obamacare office. you can't make this stuff up. as a physician for nearly 30 years, i have always believed the power and our healthcare system should belong to patients and their families, not politicians and certainly not the tax man. americans should be able to choose the coverage they need at a cost they can afford. the president health care law turns the equation and in many ways our lives upside down. it requires america to buy government approved plans that cover all kinds of services you may not need. instead of keeping your coverage like president obama promised, millions will be forced off the plan they like. instead of the lower cost you were prom
it encompasses all the regulations already associated with president obama's health care law. the red tape, taxes, the mandates, the fine print. it is all here. just think about the fact that the irs will be responsible for forcing many of these relations. if we have learned anything this week, the irs need less power, not more. the officials who oversaw the operation for targeting conservatives is now in charge of the irs' obamacare office. you can't make this stuff up. as a physician for...
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thing a perilous political time for president obama. and i think despite efforts the last few days they have been slow to react and slow to appreciate the seriousness of it. >> rose: karen? >> i think what's interesting is these are three very different controversies and they each have their own constituency of the outraged. but the thing they have in common is they all fit into the sort of storyline that the president's enemies have been painting about him all along, that this is big government run amok. that the president doesn't care about the restraints of the constitution. that he has contempt for his enemies. and i think that that is what the white house really has to get ahead of here. and unlike the clinton white house, where they essentially had a scandal management team on the premises from day one of that presidency, this president has been sort of blessed by not having these sorts of controversies. so we really are seeing them as al said, kind of getting up to speed a little bit slowly here, but, you know, it's far from clea
thing a perilous political time for president obama. and i think despite efforts the last few days they have been slow to react and slow to appreciate the seriousness of it. >> rose: karen? >> i think what's interesting is these are three very different controversies and they each have their own constituency of the outraged. but the thing they have in common is they all fit into the sort of storyline that the president's enemies have been painting about him all along, that this is...
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with the effort to implement president obama's landmark health care law." that's the quote from the article. the article goes on. it says, "over the past three months, sebelius has made multiple phone calls to health industry executives, to community organizations, and to church groups and has asked that they contribute whatever they can to nonprofit groups that are working to enroll uninsured americans and increase awareness of the law." madam president, these are very serious allegations against the secretary of health and human services. the president's health care law is a disaster that threatens americans' jobs, it threatens americans' paychecks and it threatens americans' care. instead of facing the reality, though, secretary sebelius has called on the exact same companies that she regulates -- the companies that she regulates -- and she's called on them to make financial donations to organizations that are trying to make this awful law look better than it is. well, the sebelius shakedown is outrageous. she is the secretary of health and human service
with the effort to implement president obama's landmark health care law." that's the quote from the article. the article goes on. it says, "over the past three months, sebelius has made multiple phone calls to health industry executives, to community organizations, and to church groups and has asked that they contribute whatever they can to nonprofit groups that are working to enroll uninsured americans and increase awareness of the law." madam president, these are very serious...
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look at how they were handling obama care. so, the -- the investigations could go at least until the midterm elections in 2014. they could be affected by outside bents. somebody pointed out to me, if the boston marathon tragedy were to happen next week, something like that, all this would look very different. >> it's interesting. it doesn't seem obama has a ton of friends in some of these situations. and now, you have an article out this morning about some staffers who talk about him being aloof. is some of that coming back to bite him? >> that's a great point. and we have a column behind the curtain, talking about d.c. versus obama. talking about the fact that there was not a reservoir of goodwill for the president with the democratic friends and allies around town. his political fortunes are no longer tied with democrats who are being more critical of him. and the press corps, has gotten beaten up for being pro-obama, soft on obama. at the same time the white house was complaining to us. they have no incentive to go easy, ei
look at how they were handling obama care. so, the -- the investigations could go at least until the midterm elections in 2014. they could be affected by outside bents. somebody pointed out to me, if the boston marathon tragedy were to happen next week, something like that, all this would look very different. >> it's interesting. it doesn't seem obama has a ton of friends in some of these situations. and now, you have an article out this morning about some staffers who talk about him...
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care, for the health care bill, because the irs will be playing a role when it comes to the tax that individuals will have to pay if they do not get health insurance and the administration is going to face right now the congress is preparing to vote again after three dozen, more than three dozen failed attempts to repeal obama care. you've already said you think this might be a little bit of an overreach. do you think that this irs scandal has impact, will have impact on obama care? >> yes. i do. i think, look. all of us can identify with this irs scandal and i think it's why it's having such repercussions and crossing the line. there are two things you can't avoid in life. death or taxes. all of us have some certain mistrust. i think nobody likes signing that check over to the irs and so you have a certain mistrust for that agency already. and to see what that -- what's happening is very concerning for all americans. look, there but for the grace of god go i. this could be one day on the other side of the aisle so we cannot let this precedent stand. nobody can. i do think the obama
care, for the health care bill, because the irs will be playing a role when it comes to the tax that individuals will have to pay if they do not get health insurance and the administration is going to face right now the congress is preparing to vote again after three dozen, more than three dozen failed attempts to repeal obama care. you've already said you think this might be a little bit of an overreach. do you think that this irs scandal has impact, will have impact on obama care? >>...
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health care law. to keep premiums low, some states are allowing insurers to charge patients a large share of the cost for expensive medications for kantor and other serious conditions. in california, the patients' share would be up to 30% for these " special to drugs ", which cost thousands of dollars a month. some states like new york are setting flat co- payments for all medications with highest at $70. >> james: amtrak is preparing to roll out to the first of 70 new locomotives it says will offer better safety, reliability and performance than its current aging fleet. three are being unveiled today at a sacramento plant. the first are expected to be put into service by this fall and all 70 should be on the tracks by to the 16th. they replace locomotives that are 30 years old and cost around $466 million. amtrak says it will be paid back the loan using profits from its heavily traveled northeast corridor line between washington, d.c. and boston. >> james: chrysler is recalling nearly 470,000 sheep s
health care law. to keep premiums low, some states are allowing insurers to charge patients a large share of the cost for expensive medications for kantor and other serious conditions. in california, the patients' share would be up to 30% for these " special to drugs ", which cost thousands of dollars a month. some states like new york are setting flat co- payments for all medications with highest at $70. >> james: amtrak is preparing to roll out to the first of 70 new...
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be responsible for implementing obama care that will mortify the american people. the whole episode reinforces and confirms the american people's worst fears about big government run amok. >> on saturday, lamar alexander compared kathleen sebelius for the implementation of health care to iran contra. marco rubio will introduce legislation introduced in the house by mike turner criminalizing the groups. oversight and government reform and ways and means. also plans to investigate the irs friday. a race to try to get a hearing started. john mccain and karl levin plan an investigation of the role of nonprofit groups in politics to include the irs. folks, there was a whole part of this system with the irs that frankly a lot of campaign advocates want to bring attention to and they will have a harder time. as critical as the president was, what drew his fire on monday was benbenghazi. he called it a political circus. >> the whole issue of talking points frankly throughout this process has been a side show. suddenly three days ago this gets spun up as if there is somethi
be responsible for implementing obama care that will mortify the american people. the whole episode reinforces and confirms the american people's worst fears about big government run amok. >> on saturday, lamar alexander compared kathleen sebelius for the implementation of health care to iran contra. marco rubio will introduce legislation introduced in the house by mike turner criminalizing the groups. oversight and government reform and ways and means. also plans to investigate the irs...
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that same woman just got a promotion from the obama administration. she is now in charge of administering obamacare. translation, we couldn't trust you of handling our money so we're going to make you in charge of handling health issues. this could be deadly. >> i want to have a life like this $103,000 and a bonus. where can i sign up for this. do a bad job, target americans and then you get a reward. you get to run obamacare and you get money extra for it. this is about as absurd as susan rice becoming the head of national security advisor? [ laughter ] >> eric: show he biased against conservatives prove to me they won't do the same thing in obamacare. >> bob: i would be surprised if this woman has the job later on. if i were in a position to do so given the story and given the fact she was overseeing this issue it would raise so many questions about obamacare it's probably better to put other someplace else. >> eric: someplace else or let her go. good for you. >> dana: i don't think it's about her personally but institution the irs will not be trust
that same woman just got a promotion from the obama administration. she is now in charge of administering obamacare. translation, we couldn't trust you of handling our money so we're going to make you in charge of handling health issues. this could be deadly. >> i want to have a life like this $103,000 and a bonus. where can i sign up for this. do a bad job, target americans and then you get a reward. you get to run obamacare and you get money extra for it. this is about as absurd as...
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rothfus: three years later, president obama's health care law has proven to be a string of broken promises. we are seeing premiums rise. one business in my district expects a 26% increase in its premiums totaling more than $30,000. that's $30,000 that cannot go to increasing wages for workers. another company in my district with 17 employees expects a 19% premium increase. with an annual cost of more than $20,000. companies are being forced to change their health plans and pay more for them. some companies may even drop their plans and put their employees in the obamacare exchanges. that's a broken promise. obamacare is raising taxes on the middle class. the supreme court made that clear. one little known tax in obamacare is a medical device tax. this is a tax on the middle class, because it will be passed directly to the consumers. pennsylvania has the fourth largest medical device industry in the nation. the medical device tax threatens innovators like a company in my district, that supports 600 good paying jobs. obamacare does not strengthen medicare. creates$716 billion and the indepen
rothfus: three years later, president obama's health care law has proven to be a string of broken promises. we are seeing premiums rise. one business in my district expects a 26% increase in its premiums totaling more than $30,000. that's $30,000 that cannot go to increasing wages for workers. another company in my district with 17 employees expects a 19% premium increase. with an annual cost of more than $20,000. companies are being forced to change their health plans and pay more for them....
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now she's in charge leading the implementation of obama care for all americans, health care, the new affordable health care act. what is it that communicate to you? >> that has republicans nervous. people don't know how big of a part of the obama care is played by the irs. that is the enforcer of obama care and have to submit a w9 or 2 form softballing that you have coverage. if you are going to get a subsidy, and you have to report changes in your income to the irs that might change your subsidies and obama care plays a huge role and the idea of political favoritism. and she was a head of the tax exempt division and got big bonuses from the obama administration and this is going to be a big question going forward. is there any favoritism that takes place in obama care. >> what fixes it? we see the commissioner and he will be replaced. >> what fixes it is finding out how widespread it was and covered up and what was going on. fixes can occur. we for a stage where we are trying to find out what happened. >> your job is interesting on the hill. npretty darn interesting. >> we didn't ev
now she's in charge leading the implementation of obama care for all americans, health care, the new affordable health care act. what is it that communicate to you? >> that has republicans nervous. people don't know how big of a part of the obama care is played by the irs. that is the enforcer of obama care and have to submit a w9 or 2 form softballing that you have coverage. if you are going to get a subsidy, and you have to report changes in your income to the irs that might change your...
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it has been a difficult week for the obama administration in terms of responding to these controversies. how do you think the president's long-term agenda and big items like health care and immigration reform could be affected? >> part of it is a discipline within the white house use a dennis mcdonough he doesn't want to spend more than 10% of white house time on these matters. they've got to overcome a pretty energized republican opposition. it is now galvanized by some of these issues like benghazi and the irs. the president has thrown the idea of taking on the federal shield law to better protect reporters who are trying to publish government secrets. on capitolall churn hill but how quickly will they get into campaign mode on these issues that preclude action on immigration or the budget with the debt ceiling fight coming up. >> thank you so much. don't forget, you can watch "meet the press" 10:00 a.m. right here on wbal. an elderly couple is recovering after they were hit by a car in baltimore county. it happened on harford road at 9:30 last night. and 80-year-old man suffered seri
it has been a difficult week for the obama administration in terms of responding to these controversies. how do you think the president's long-term agenda and big items like health care and immigration reform could be affected? >> part of it is a discipline within the white house use a dennis mcdonough he doesn't want to spend more than 10% of white house time on these matters. they've got to overcome a pretty energized republican opposition. it is now galvanized by some of these issues...
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rothfus: three years later, president obama's health care law has proven to be a string of broken promises. we are seeing premiums rise. one business in my district expects a 26% increase in its premiums totaling more than $30,000. that's $30,000 that cannot go to increasing wages for workers. another company in my district with 17 employees expects a 19% premium increase. with an annual cost of more than $20,000. companies are being forced to change their health plans and pay more for them. some companies may even drop their plans and put their employees in the obamacare exchanges. .
rothfus: three years later, president obama's health care law has proven to be a string of broken promises. we are seeing premiums rise. one business in my district expects a 26% increase in its premiums totaling more than $30,000. that's $30,000 that cannot go to increasing wages for workers. another company in my district with 17 employees expects a 19% premium increase. with an annual cost of more than $20,000. companies are being forced to change their health plans and pay more for them....
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she has received support from business health officials, environmental organizations and scientists. she is a woman most worthy of promotion. following her nomination hearing in this committee, she responded to more than a thousand questions that were submitted to her by the republicans, which is unprecedented. she did it in the full spirit of bipartisanship and respect. now i hope we can respect her. the time has come for this committee to vote on this highly qualified nominee and to move gina's nomination to the full senate to begin at the meeting has been delayed for four weeks and now we must move forward and looks as if we are going to do that. so i am most grateful for that. we will bring the epa one step closer getting what it means to accomplish the mission in a common sense bipartisan way. and i would like to call on the senator for his opening statement and again, as soon as we can we will then vote. it looks like senator lautenberg and senator guilherme and are joining us and we are absolutely thrilled to have them here. >> great. thank you madam chairman. i am very happy
she has received support from business health officials, environmental organizations and scientists. she is a woman most worthy of promotion. following her nomination hearing in this committee, she responded to more than a thousand questions that were submitted to her by the republicans, which is unprecedented. she did it in the full spirit of bipartisanship and respect. now i hope we can respect her. the time has come for this committee to vote on this highly qualified nominee and to move...
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sarah hall is now overseeing the treasury department's oversight of the president's health care plan, that's raised a lot of questions, among republicans on capitol hill, they say that she, given her previous experience, is exactly the wrong person to be overseeing obama care. your response? >> they're going to do a top-down review, anyone who did anything wrong is held accountable. to date, this individual you're referring to, is not mentioned in the report. let's get the facts before we indict this person in the court of public opinion. >> she did nothing wrong. so the president believes that she can fulfill his role on health care? >> let's get facts first. >> on capitol hill, given the irs' extensive responsibility for overseeing the health care law, this experience with the tax-exempt organizations calls that oversight into question? >> george, i think the question for both republicans and democrats are we going to come together to solve the problem? republicans are still very angry that obama care is law. they tried to use this as an excuse to -- to try to repeal obama care. let
sarah hall is now overseeing the treasury department's oversight of the president's health care plan, that's raised a lot of questions, among republicans on capitol hill, they say that she, given her previous experience, is exactly the wrong person to be overseeing obama care. your response? >> they're going to do a top-down review, anyone who did anything wrong is held accountable. to date, this individual you're referring to, is not mentioned in the report. let's get the facts before we...
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obama attempted to move the focus off the irs, benghazi, and the associated press. he spoke about the economy and health care in his address to morehouse college. >> my job as prdz is to advocate for policies that generate more opportunity for everybody. policies that strengthen the middle class and give more people the chance to climb their way into the middle class. policies that create more good jobs and reduce poverty and educate more children and give more families the security of health care and protect more of our children from the horrors of gun violence. that's my job. >> so can the president change the focus from the recent scandals and controversies? let's turn to charles blow in new york and errol in washington. writing for the "new york times." good to see you both. >> ross, let me begin with you. the president seems to be moving forward. his approval rating is up even after all these controversies were revealed. so does washington move forward along with, or will critics continue to kind of rail about the scandals? >> i think critics will keep talking
obama attempted to move the focus off the irs, benghazi, and the associated press. he spoke about the economy and health care in his address to morehouse college. >> my job as prdz is to advocate for policies that generate more opportunity for everybody. policies that strengthen the middle class and give more people the chance to climb their way into the middle class. policies that create more good jobs and reduce poverty and educate more children and give more families the security of...
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care, it's very important to ask could there potentially be political implications regarding health care, access to health care, denial of health care, will that happen? based upon a person's political beliefs or their religiously held beliefs? >> if bachmann weamanaged to we two concepts of paranoia together, she was not alone. mitch mcconnell conflated things at the irs. >> it's clear they were on a jihad in the middle of the presidential election. trying to silence the voices of the critics of the administration. >> meanwhile, the white house sought to end debate over benghazi by releasing 100 pages of emails detailing the role played by the white house which the white house suggests was decidedly less than controversial. the it suggest that mr. obama's aides mostly mediated a bureaucratic tug of war between the state department and the c.i.a. over how much to disclose. never minding that, republicans remained confident that somehow there must be documents somewhere showing a scandal, any scandal as long as it's a scandal. >> absolutely for total certainty, this is a small bit of
care, it's very important to ask could there potentially be political implications regarding health care, access to health care, denial of health care, will that happen? based upon a person's political beliefs or their religiously held beliefs? >> if bachmann weamanaged to we two concepts of paranoia together, she was not alone. mitch mcconnell conflated things at the irs. >> it's clear they were on a jihad in the middle of the presidential election. trying to silence the voices of...
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. >>> also, the republican obsession with creating a new watergate for president obama. we're throwing some sand in the gears of the gop scandal machine. >>> and angelina jolie's courageous choice. inspiring millions of women and putting a new focus on health care inequality in america. stay with us. oh this is lame, investors could lose tens of thousands of dollars on their 401(k) to hidden fees. is that what you're looking for, like a hidden fee in your giant mom bag? maybe i have them... oh that's right i don't because i rolled my account over to e-trade where... woah. okay... they don't have hidden fees... hey fern. the junk drawer? why would they... is that my gerbil? you said he moved to a tiny farm. that's it, i'm running away. no, no you can't come! [ male announcer ] e-trade. less for us. more for you. >>> have you joined the politics nation conversation on facebook yet? we hope you will. today many in our facebook community were outraged over the story of a latino outreach director for the republican party who became a democrat because of what he called the, qu
. >>> also, the republican obsession with creating a new watergate for president obama. we're throwing some sand in the gears of the gop scandal machine. >>> and angelina jolie's courageous choice. inspiring millions of women and putting a new focus on health care inequality in america. stay with us. oh this is lame, investors could lose tens of thousands of dollars on their 401(k) to hidden fees. is that what you're looking for, like a hidden fee in your giant mom bag? maybe...
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hill, they say that she, given her previous experience, is exactly the wrong person to be overseeing obama care. your response? >> they're going to do a 30-day top-down review, anyone who did anything wrong is held accountable. >> as far she did not nothing wrong. the president believes that she can continue to fulfill her responsibilities on the health care plans. >> let's get facts first. >> on capitol hill, given the irs' extensive responsibility for overseeing the health care law, this experience with the tax-exempt organizations calls that oversight into question? >> george, i think the question for both republicans and democrats, are we going to come together to solve the problem? i understand that republicans are still very angry that obama care is law. they tried to use this as an excuse to -- to try to repeal obama care. let's actually solve the problem. >> and so, you have no question about the irs' ability to oversee and their responsibility to oversee the obama care? >> no. the new acting commissioner, he starts next week, he's going to do a top-down review. >>> let's move on t
hill, they say that she, given her previous experience, is exactly the wrong person to be overseeing obama care. your response? >> they're going to do a 30-day top-down review, anyone who did anything wrong is held accountable. >> as far she did not nothing wrong. the president believes that she can continue to fulfill her responsibilities on the health care plans. >> let's get facts first. >> on capitol hill, given the irs' extensive responsibility for overseeing the...
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the area where you live could make a hugeion costs under present obama is a health-care law. to keep premiums low, some states are allowing insurers to charge patients a large share of the costs for excess of medications for cancer and other serious conditions. in california, the patients' share would be up to 30% for these specialty drugs which cost thousands of dollars a month. some states like new york are setting flat tell payments for all medications with highs at $70. critics of the president's plan fear most dates will follow california's lead. >> we are now six days to this year's bay to breakers presented by craigslist. kron4 will bring you coverage of the big event ♪ [ engine revs ] ♪ [ male announcer ] just when you thought you had experienced performance, a new ride comes along and changes everything. ♪ the 2013 lexus gs, with a dynamically tuned suspension and adjustable drive modes. because the ultimate expression of power is control. this is the pursuit of perfection. hi, honey. how's the camping trip? well, kids had fun, but i think i slept on a rock. wh
the area where you live could make a hugeion costs under present obama is a health-care law. to keep premiums low, some states are allowing insurers to charge patients a large share of the costs for excess of medications for cancer and other serious conditions. in california, the patients' share would be up to 30% for these specialty drugs which cost thousands of dollars a month. some states like new york are setting flat tell payments for all medications with highs at $70. critics of the...
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it's pretty clear they don't like obama. on the issue of health care and jobs, [indiscernible]. host: valerie in dulles, virginia, democrat. caller: hi. why was calling to mention the benefits of a law. many people may not know about it, but millions of young people who have held care today is because they were allowed to stay on their parents' plan. many senior staff are paying less for prescription drugs. and millions of americans are paying less for presentive care -- preventive care and no longer subject lifetime limits. and 17 million children with pre-existing conditions no longer are denied coverage. not enough of that is getting out there. host: a couple questions for you. your thoughts on the vote that took place yesterday? caller: i believe they did it for the republicans who are new to congress and did not have a chance to vote. i see why they did it, but they should let it die after this, because it is not going to happen. this is the law of the land. this is they that 37th time. talk about the number of this specific vote on the affordable care act. caller: i see wh
it's pretty clear they don't like obama. on the issue of health care and jobs, [indiscernible]. host: valerie in dulles, virginia, democrat. caller: hi. why was calling to mention the benefits of a law. many people may not know about it, but millions of young people who have held care today is because they were allowed to stay on their parents' plan. many senior staff are paying less for prescription drugs. and millions of americans are paying less for presentive care -- preventive care and no...
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>>> angelina jolie makes a striking announcement about her health. the oscar winning actress revealing she underwent a double mastectomy after learning her chances were high of developing breast cancer. >>> under fire. president obama goes on the record about the irs scandal and the benghazi investigation. twin controversies clouding the white house. >> people have to be held accountable and it has to be fixed. the whole issue of talking points frankly throughout this process has been a side show. >> the bear looks over from that fence over there. >> swimmers scramble when a black bear wanders into a suburban backyard. this is the "cbs morning news" for tuesday, may 14th, 2013. >>> good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. oscar winning actress angelina jolie is making a startling announcement this morning. in an op-ed piece in today's "new york times," jolie reveals she underwent a double mastectomy in order to reduce her risk of developing breast cancer. in the piece titled "my medical choice" jolie says she opted for the procedure a
>>> angelina jolie makes a striking announcement about her health. the oscar winning actress revealing she underwent a double mastectomy after learning her chances were high of developing breast cancer. >>> under fire. president obama goes on the record about the irs scandal and the benghazi investigation. twin controversies clouding the white house. >> people have to be held accountable and it has to be fixed. the whole issue of talking points frankly throughout this...
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when president obama's health care law, his proposal, became law, 2,400 pages became law, he told us that it was going to lower costs, improve quality, lower premiums, cover anyone that had a pre-existing condition, and for those under 26 they would now have health care. but today as we pull back the curtain on this law, what we see, what the american people see, is that obamacare is actually making it worse. the president promised that premiums would go down. in fact, he said that premiums on the average american family would go down $2,500. what we are seeing already is that for the average american family premiums have gone up by $3,000. the president promised that those with pre-existing conditions would now be covered. unfortunately, less than 1% of those with pre-existing conditions were able to sign up for the very program that was made available to them before the president announced they were out of money. the president promised that his plan was going to lead to all americans being -- having access to health insurance. and yet c.b.o. has already analyzed that when this law
when president obama's health care law, his proposal, became law, 2,400 pages became law, he told us that it was going to lower costs, improve quality, lower premiums, cover anyone that had a pre-existing condition, and for those under 26 they would now have health care. but today as we pull back the curtain on this law, what we see, what the american people see, is that obamacare is actually making it worse. the president promised that premiums would go down. in fact, he said that premiums on...
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than half in both dollar terms and percentage of gdp than it was in 2009, the first year of president obama's presidency. this shows that because of better than expected revenue, slower than expected growth in spending, in part because health care costs are slowing, the deficit is going to fall to 2.1% of gdp in 2015. so, we've had a lot of concern that we've discussed for years about the size of the u.s. deficit. it is now coming down pretty rapidly, bill. >> you know, it's symptomatic of our new normal here. we consider $3 gasoline cheap and we think $642 billion deficit is low. >> but as a percentage -- >> you know what i'm saying. >> yes, i do. but the historical standard -- >> john, does that mean that the gdp is expected to shrink -- >> what's that? >> when we talk about these percentages as a function of gdp? what is gdp expected to be? still pretty low historically. >> yes, but i'm talking about the deficit as compared to the size of the gdp and historically, the administrations have tried to keep it in the 3% range over, you know, a period of the past 40 years. it's down to 4 now. ac
than half in both dollar terms and percentage of gdp than it was in 2009, the first year of president obama's presidency. this shows that because of better than expected revenue, slower than expected growth in spending, in part because health care costs are slowing, the deficit is going to fall to 2.1% of gdp in 2015. so, we've had a lot of concern that we've discussed for years about the size of the u.s. deficit. it is now coming down pretty rapidly, bill. >> you know, it's symptomatic...
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the same woman just got a promotion from the obama administration. she's now in charge of administering obamacare. translation. miss ingram, we couldn't trust you handling our money issues, so we're going to put you in charge of handling our health issues. the optic social security bad enough, but this could be deadly. >> i want to have a life like this and get $103,000 and a bonus. bring it now. b where can ion sign up for this? target americans on american policies and get a reward.et you get to run obamacare and you get money extra for it. i mean, this is about as absurd as susan rice becoming the headc what, of national security advisor? that's the next one. >> show me -- prove me that this whole group proved they're biased against conservatives in the irs. show mere they're not going to do the same thing withves obamacare. >> i would be surprised if thir woman had this job in another month. >> are you calling for her firing? >> i think that wo if i were in. position to do so, given the story and given the fact she was overseeing this issue, that
the same woman just got a promotion from the obama administration. she's now in charge of administering obamacare. translation. miss ingram, we couldn't trust you handling our money issues, so we're going to put you in charge of handling our health issues. the optic social security bad enough, but this could be deadly. >> i want to have a life like this and get $103,000 and a bonus. bring it now. b where can ion sign up for this? target americans on american policies and get a reward.et...
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. >> news beyond the irs hearing, the house voted for reveal of president obama's health care reform law dwred and was called symbolic act. the measure is not expected to go anywhere in the democrat run senate. >> let's take a vote on that again. >> all right. we might as well. you happen, i really don't mind that they do it. why are you laughing? they felt that way 36 times. are you happy that the woman that was in charge of the nonprofits is in charge of obama care irs? >> i know that. drudge bannered that. >> did you see her, too? she looks like she'd like to audit you in the most hard way. she did. she would slap you around. i don't think you would ever get out of there. >> exactly. >> google glasses. >> have you seen viewer dark -- >> i might be asking you questions. >> you did see that part? >> i did. >> you hated that. why didn't you win an academy award. >> futures this morning are suggesting the dow would open higher by roughly 56 points, the nasdaq higher by 7 and s&p 500 higher about 6 points. oil at this oil, 95.47. brent is at 104.24. gas lee slightly higher. the ten-yea
. >> news beyond the irs hearing, the house voted for reveal of president obama's health care reform law dwred and was called symbolic act. the measure is not expected to go anywhere in the democrat run senate. >> let's take a vote on that again. >> all right. we might as well. you happen, i really don't mind that they do it. why are you laughing? they felt that way 36 times. are you happy that the woman that was in charge of the nonprofits is in charge of obama care irs?...
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the most significant change in health care delivery system since medicare. those many, many years ago. -- it ensures access to quality, affordable health care for every american. republicans would erase these gains and force millions of american families to r rely on expensive emergency room care or go without care at all. fortunately, the republicans' latest exercise in insanity, as described by albert einstein -- that is, their latest repeal effort -- is doomed to fail like the previous 36. mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: it seems like with each passing hour the facts get more and more inconvenient for senior folks over at the i.r.s. yesterday it was reported that the agency may have gone after a ministry founded by billy graham. we also learned that the very same i.r.s. office that admitted to harassing conservative groups also released nine spending applications for tax-exempt status to the liberal group propublica. how did we find out? propublica revealed it. basically all we've gotten from the
the most significant change in health care delivery system since medicare. those many, many years ago. -- it ensures access to quality, affordable health care for every american. republicans would erase these gains and force millions of american families to r rely on expensive emergency room care or go without care at all. fortunately, the republicans' latest exercise in insanity, as described by albert einstein -- that is, their latest repeal effort -- is doomed to fail like the previous 36....
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the president thought she was doing such a great job in the irs, he put her in charge of obama care and gives her a raise. >> julie, one came out and said she has no business working in the irs at all let alone in health care reform and she should be fired and that is a voice on the left in this? >> i agree with what brad said partially. and sound like she was involved part of the time and the activities were going on. and she should not be working there. the problem is, after watergate, the powers for the president to do anything with the irs other than fire the political he cannot fire them. and for anyone to tie the president and say for him to fire her. >> the president has authority over the executive branch of government. whether he likes us to believe it or not. it is not a independent agency. he can require they put her on leave and take her out of the position until show has begin a hearing. >> the president doesn't have a power to fire sufficiently servants that are almost unfireable. it is crazy their job security. we saw that in the spending thing with the agency. >> campaig
the president thought she was doing such a great job in the irs, he put her in charge of obama care and gives her a raise. >> julie, one came out and said she has no business working in the irs at all let alone in health care reform and she should be fired and that is a voice on the left in this? >> i agree with what brad said partially. and sound like she was involved part of the time and the activities were going on. and she should not be working there. the problem is, after...
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republicans will hold a repeal vote for the obama care plan today. there is going to continue to be all these implementation markers throughout the next year and there's been problems in implementing the law. so if republicans can season this and say, listen, health care implementation has been a debacle because the federal government is too big because that is the theology of obama, and democrats, that could hurt democrats in 2014. i think that's where republicans are going to try to keep the focus. in doing that, you guys have been talking on the show, they have to resist this urge to say nutty things. in the past when republicans get into this situation, everyone wants to out do themselves or out do their fellow republicans and they say nuttier and nuttier things and it turns what could be a political winner into a political loser because people start to feel sorry for the president or the democrats are going after him. >> and prominent conservatives, jim, have come out and said things like that. charles krauthammer said let's drop the watergate n
republicans will hold a repeal vote for the obama care plan today. there is going to continue to be all these implementation markers throughout the next year and there's been problems in implementing the law. so if republicans can season this and say, listen, health care implementation has been a debacle because the federal government is too big because that is the theology of obama, and democrats, that could hurt democrats in 2014. i think that's where republicans are going to try to keep the...